Ocoee Oks Tax Increase, Boost In Trash Pickup Fee

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September 13, 1991

OCOEE — City commissioners gave final approval Thursday night to an $11.1 million budget that includes an average 9.4 percent property tax increase and a $5-per-month boost in household trash collection fees.

Higher taxes are needed to make up for falling state revenues and to pay for expansion of City Hall and the police station, along with employee raises and higher insurance costs, said City Manager Ellis Shapiro.

The garbage rate increase to $18 a month will pay for higher costs at the Orange County landfill, separate weekly collections of lawn clippings starting in January, and replacement of old refuse trucks, Shapiro said.